Elon Musk's Mom, 69, Is Still Stunning as an In-Demand Model

After Elon Musk sent the world's heaviest rocket into space along with a car on board Tuesday, his mother could not be more proud of her son.

Maye Musk, who was born in Canada and raised in South Africa, is still in demand by magazines and runways at 69. She has been modeling for more than 50 years.

In 2017, she made history as she became CoverGirl's oldest spokesmodel.

The cherry red Tesla Roadster sent into deep space from Cape Canaveral, Fla., is a tremendous success for Elon Musk, the billionaire behind the SpaceX rocket launch and electric cars.

“It’s kind of silly and fun,” he said Tuesday after the launch in a press conference. “But silly and fun things are important. Normally for a new rocket, they’d launch like a block of concrete or something. That’s so boring.”

Musk's car stereo played David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” and "Life on Mars?" on loop as it traveled further into space.